"Washington, D.C., and ended April 15, 1941, in Philadelphia. Tallulah Bankhead won ""Variety"" magazine's citation as best actress of the 1938–39 Broadway season. Lillian Hellman wrote the screenplay for a 1941 film version, a Samuel Goldwyn production directed by William Wyler. Other contributors to the screenplay included Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell. The touring production of ""The Little Foxes"" went on hiatus for three months during filming, and Patricia Collinge, Charles Dingle, Dan Duryea, John Marriott and Carl Benton Reid all reprised their stage roles in their motion picture debuts. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and Teresa Wright star"
"had been to the conservative background from which I came."" Her play ""The Little Foxes"" opened on Broadway on February 13, 1939, and ran for 410 performances. The play starred Tallulah Bankhead as Regina, and after its success on Broadway the play toured extensively in the United States. The play was Hellman's personal favorite, and by far the most commercially and critically successful play she originated. However, she had an epic feud with Bankhead when Tallulah wanted to perform for a benefit for Finnish Relief, as the USSR had recently invaded Finland. Without thinking Hellman's approval was necessary, Bankhead and"
"The Little Foxes (film) The Little Foxes (1941) is an American drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Lillian Hellman is based on her 1939 play ""The Little Foxes"". Hellman's ex-husband Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker and her husband Alan Campbell contributed additional scenes and dialogue. Southern aristocrat Regina Hubbard Giddens (Bette Davis) struggles for wealth and freedom within the confines of an early 20th-century society where a father considered only sons as legal heirs. As a result, her avaricious brothers, Benjamin (Charles Dingle) and Oscar (Carl Benton Reid), are independently wealthy, while she must rely for financial support"
"""magazine, and was one of the very few actresses and the only stage actress to have a cover on both ""Time"" and ""Life"". In 1928, she was honored as one of the 10 most remarkable women in London. A resolution honoring her achievements was passed in the Alabama Legislature. Bankhead was (posthumously) one of the original members of the American Theater Hall of Fame inducted upon its establishment in 1972. Bankhead earned her greatest acclaim for two classic roles she originated: Regina in Lillian Hellman's ""The Little Foxes"" and Sabina in Thorton Wilder's ""The Skin of our Teeth"". At the"
"on March 29, 2017 and opened officially on April 19 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. It stars Laura Linney (who was nominated for a Tony Award - Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play) and Cynthia Nixon who alternate the roles of Regina Giddens and Birdie, with direction by Daniel J. Sullivan. The production team included Scott Pask, Justin Townsend, Jane Greenwood, Fotz Patton, and Tom Watson. It played its final performance on July 2, 2017. The Little Foxes The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title"
"""The Little Foxes"" opened February 15, 1939, at the National Theatre. It closed February 3, 1940, running for 410 performances before its two-season tour of the United States. On October 30, 1939, Eugenia Rawls replaced Florence Williams in the role of Alexandra Giddens. Rawls had made her Broadway debut as one of the students in Lillian Hellman's 1934 play, ""The Children's Hour"", which was also produced and directed by Herman Shumlin. Rawls played Alexandra for the rest of the play's Broadway run and the national tour that followed. The 104-city tour of ""The Little Foxes"" began February 5, 1940, in"
"review said she had ""a most attractive voice."" A turning point came in the 1940s when, unsatisfied with her career, she consulted Robert Alton, a music arranger. He told her that she came across as aloof, which he attributed to her feeling defensive. His analysis was a revelation. ""I woke up the next morning absolutely healed,"" she said. ""That wall was just gone."" In 1949 she won acclaim for starring in the lead of ""Regina"", the musical version of ""The Little Foxes"". One review said her performance was ""in every way admirable."" Jack Gould wrote that she ""sings and acts"
"(as Zampa Allescu) ""Take Me Along"" (as Lily), ""Xmas in Las Vegas"" (as Eleanor Wellspot), and ""Helen Goes to Troy"", for which she used the pseudonym of Anne Bolin. Bolin worked with Marc Blitzstein on Regina the opera based on ""The Little Foxes"". She played the alternate lead when the work debuted on Broadway. She appeared in a concert version of the opera ""Barbara Allen"" by David Broekman, conducted by Maurice Levine. She also appeared in a concert version of Morton Gould's opera ""Desire Under the Elms"", based on the Eugene O'Neill play. Among the venues in which she sang"
"musical productions. It is one of the two Broadway theaters west of Eighth Avenue. Famous appearances include Basil Rathbone as Romeo with Katharine Cornell as Juliet in December 1934; Burgess Meredith as Mio in ""Winterset"" in 1935; Richard Gere in ""Bent""; Frank Langella in ""Dracula""; Elizabeth Taylor in ""The Little Foxes""; Christina Applegate as the title role in ""Sweet Charity""; David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Coffi in the musical ""Curtains""; and Daniel Radcliffe in the latest revival of ""How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"". On June 21, 2003, it was renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in honor of"
"era, such as Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson, and Tony Curtis. Wanting to challenge herself, she then appeared in her first substantial stage role, playing Regina Giddens in a Broadway production of Lillian Hellman's ""The Little Foxes"". Instead of portraying Giddens in negative light as had often been the case in previous productions, Taylor's idea was to show her as a victim of circumstance, explaining, ""She's a killer, but she's saying, 'Sorry fellas, you put me in this position'"". The production premiered in May 1981, and had a sold-out six-month run despite mixed reviews. Frank Rich of ""The New"
"Regina (opera) Regina is an opera by Marc Blitzstein, to his own libretto based on the play ""The Little Foxes"" by Lillian Hellman. It was completed in 1948 and premiered the next year. Blitzstein chose this source in order to make a strong statement against capitalism. In three acts, the musical style has been described as new American verismo, abounding in the use of spirituals, Victorian parlour music, dance forms, ragtime, aria and large, symphonic score. Borrowing from both opera and Broadway styles, in a manner similar to Leonard Bernstein in ""Trouble in Tahiti"" and Virgil Thomson in ""Four Saints"
"Virginia Brissac Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was a popular American stage actress who headlined theatre companies from Vancouver to San Diego during the heyday of West Coast Stock in the early 1900s. An ingénue and leading lady known for her natural style and charm on stage, Brissac played with equal success in both comedies and dramas and went on to have a long second career as a character actress in film and television. In addition to playing mothers, grandmothers, and confidants to film stars such as Bette Davis (in ""Little Foxes"" and ""Dark Victory""), Tyrone"
"Patricia Collinge Patricia Collinge (September 20, 1892 – April 10, 1974) was an Irish-American actress, dramatist, and writer, best known for her role as the tragic alcoholic Birdie Hubbard in ""The Little Foxes"". Eileen Cecilia Collinge was born in Dublin to F. Channon Collinge and Emmie (née Russell) Collinge. She was educated there first by a visiting governess and then at a girls' school. She took dance and piano lessons, which held no interest for her, and determined to be an actress. Collinge first appeared on the stage in 1904 in ""Little Black Sambo and Little White Barbara"" at the"
"her doctor, ""Don't think this has taught me a lesson!"" In 1934, after recuperating in Alabama, she returned to England. After only a short stay, she was called back to New York to play in ""The Little Foxes"". Although Bette Davis played the leading character in the 1941 film version, she openly admitted in later years that she had emulated Bankhead in the role. Bankhead continued to play in various performances over the next few years, gaining excellent notices for her portrayal of Elizabeth in a revival of Somerset Maugham's ""The Circle"". Returning to Broadway, Bankhead's career stalled at first"
"Eugenia Rawls Eugenia Rawls, born Mary Eugenia Rawls (September 11, 1913 — November 8, 2000) was an American actress. Eugenia Rawls was born in Macon, Georgia, and lived with her grandmother and two aunts for most of her early life. She made her stage debut at age 4 in a local production of ""Madame Butterfly"" and later attended Wesleyan College in Macon. She moved to New York City and made her Broadway debut in 1934 as Peggy Rogers in Lillian Hellman's ""The Children's Hour"". Her best-known role came in 1939 as Tallulah Bankhead's character Regina Gidden's daughter, Alexandra, in ""The"
"in ""Term of Trial"" (1962)—until 1965. Earning another Oscar nomination for her work on what would be Vivien Leigh's final film—Columbia Pictures' ""Ship of Fools"", also starring Lee Marvin—Signoret appeared in a few other Hollywood films before returning to France in 1969. In 1962, Signoret translated Lillian Hellman's play ""The Little Foxes"" into French for a production in Paris that ran for six months at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt. She played the Regina role as well. Hellman was displeased with the production, although the translation was approved by scholars selected by Hellman. Signoret's one attempt at Shakespeare, performing Lady Macbeth opposite"
"Edna May Edna May Pettie (September 2, 1878 – January 1, 1948), known on stage as Edna May, was an American actress and singer. A popular postcard beauty, May was famous for her leading roles in Edwardian musical comedies. May was born in Syracuse, New York, to Edgar and Cora Petty. The family later changed the surname to ""Pettie"". Her siblings were Adelbert, Jennie and Marguerite. At the age of 5, she played Little Willie Allen in a production of ""Dora"". The next year, her performances ""charmed a number of audiences lately with her child voice"". By the age of"
"film (the role eventually went to Vivien Leigh). Selznick sent Kay Brown to Bankhead to discuss the possibility of Bankhead playing prostitute Belle Watling in the film, which she turned down. The search for Scarlett O'Hara was documented in ""The Scarlet O'Hara Wars"" episode of the miniseries ""Moviola"", where the very similar Carrie Nye played Bankhead, being nominated for an Emmy Award. Her brilliant portrayal of the cold and ruthless, yet fiery Regina Giddens in Lillian Hellman's ""The Little Foxes"" (1939) won her the ""Variety"" magazine's award for Best Actress of the Year. Bankhead as Regina was lauded as ""one"
"Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in ""The Little Foxes"", and in 1942 for ""Mrs. Miniver"", winning for the latter. That same year, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ""The Pride of the Yankees"", opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's ""Shadow of a Doubt"" (1943) and William Wyler's ""The Best Years of Our Lives"" (1946). Wright"
"1950. The juxtaposition of these opposing styles led to Carroll's own technique in creating her new style of folk drama. Carroll's first stage appearance was at the New School for Social Research in 1948. She performed in many of the school’s productions, including roles as Clytemmnestra in ""Agamemnon"", the Nurse in ""Romeo and Juliet"", and the Duchess in ""Alice in Wonderland"". Carroll made her professional stage debut as a Christian in a summer stock production of George Bernard Shaw's ""Androcles and the Lion"" at the Southold Playhouse on Long Island. She played Addie in Lillian Hellman's ""The Little Foxes"" and"
"of the Forest"", a prequel to ""Foxes"". It was adapted for the screen in 1948. In 2003, the character of Regina Giddens, played by Davis, was ranked #43 on the American Film Institute list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema. In his review in ""The New York Times"", Bosley Crowther observed, ""Variety"" said, The film was popular at the box office but because of the favourable terms Sam Goldwyn enjoyed with distributor RKO, RKO recorded a loss of $140,000 on the film. ""The Little Foxes"" was presented February 11, 1946, on ""Screen Guild Theatre"". The 30-minute adaptation starred"
"Taylor Louderman Taylor Elizabeth Louderman (born December 21, 1990) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for originating the role of Regina George in the Broadway musical ""Mean Girls"", for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2018. Louderman was born in Madison, Wisconsin and then raised in Bourbon, Missouri, a small town 60 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri. She is the eldest daughter of Roger and Suzanne Louderman and has four sisters, Hannah, Olivia, Morgan, and Madison. In 2001 at the age of 10, she was"
"Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a prolific actress of English-, French-, and Spanish-language films, the fourth child of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight with fourth wife Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her English-language acting debut (and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe-nominated role) in her portrayal of Tonya in David Lean's ""Doctor Zhivago"" (1965). She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman's ""The Little Foxes"" in 1967, and received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's ""Nashville"""
"Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also been nominated for three Academy Awards and four Tony Awards. Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of ""The Crucible,"" the original Broadway productions of ""Sight Unseen"" (2004) and ""Time Stands Still"" (2010), and the 2017 revival of ""The Little Foxes"". On television, she won her first Emmy Award for the television film"
"recording artist. She chose the stage name of ""Eliza Doolittle"", the ""Pygmalion"" and ""My Fair Lady"" character, because it was her nickname as a child. Eliza had a brief career on stage playing Young Cosette in ""Les Misérables"" in London's West End in 1996-1997. Her parents had met and began their relationship during the original production when her father was the co-director and her mother played Eponine. Eliza went on to play the lead role in Lucy Simon's Tony Award-winning musical version of ""The Secret Garden"" in 2001, when The Royal Shakespeare Company premiered the show in London. Before entering"
"of ""Little Women"" in 1968. Lyel married John Anthony Edwards in 1932. She died in 1972 in Hampstead, London at the age of 76. Viola Lyel Viola Lyel (19 December 1896 – 14 August 1972) was an English actress. In a long stage career she appeared in the West End and on Broadway, for leading directors of the day, including Sir Barry Jackson, and Nigel Playfair. Her roles ranged from Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to melodrama and drawing room comedies. Viola Mary Watson was born in Hull, Yorkshire, the daughter of Frederick Watson and his wife Elizabeth (née Lyel). She"
"credits include ""The Real Thing"" (1983), ""Hurlyburly"" (1983), ""Indiscretions"" (1995), ""The Women"" (2001), and ""Wit"" (2012). She won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for ""Rabbit Hole"", the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for """", the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for ""An Inconvenient Truth"", and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for ""The Little Foxes"". Her other television roles include playing political figures Eleanor Roosevelt in ""Warm Springs"" (2005), Michele Davis in ""Too Big to Fail"" (2011), and playing Nancy"
"separated when she was young. She grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where she attended Columbia High School. After seeing Helen Hayes star in ""Victoria Regina"" at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City in 1936, Wright took an interest in acting and began playing leading roles in school plays. She earned a scholarship to the Wharf Theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she was an apprentice for two summers. Following her high school graduation in 1938, she went to New York, shortened her name to ""Teresa Wright"", and was hired as understudy to Dorothy McGuire and Martha Scott for the"
"with Louderman, making her Broadway debut. Her additional stage credits include the role of Lauren in ""Kinky Boots"". Louderman also appeared as Wendy in NBC's 2014 live production of the musical ""Peter Pan"". Sources: Taylor Louderman Taylor Elizabeth Louderman (born December 21, 1990) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for originating the role of Regina George in the Broadway musical ""Mean Girls"", for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2018. Louderman was born in Madison, Wisconsin and then raised in Bourbon, Missouri, a small town 60"
"Margulies, from January 28, 2010, through March 27, 2010. She was nominated for a 2010 Tony award for Best Leading Actress in a Play. The play returned to Broadway with most of the original cast in September 2010 and closed on January 30, 2011. She appeared on Broadway in the revival of ""The Little Foxes"", which opened officially on April 19, 2017 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. She alternated the roles of Regina and Birdie with Cynthia Nixon. Linney married David Adkins in 1995; they divorced in 2000. In 2007, she became engaged to Marc Schauer, a real estate"
"how critical details of costume evoke, and interact with, a character, and ultimately her skill as a costume designer at making this happen effectively. Some of her publications include: In 1950, Aline Bernstein finally won some hard earned recognition. In 1949 she had designed costumes for the opera ""Regina"". The music and libretto were written Marc Blitzstein but based on the play ""The Little Foxes"" by Lillian Hellman, a play for which Bernstein had previously designed costumes. Although that production of ""Regina"" (it would be regularly revived in the 20th century) only ran for a month and a half, Bernstein"
"She has fourteen Broadway credits. Principal roles include Rose Delle Rose opposite Maureen Stapleton in the 1966 production of ""The Rose Tattoo"" by Tennessee Williams. In 1967 she starred as Alexandra Giddens in a revival of ""The Little Foxes"" by Lillian Hellman, with Anne Bancroft as her mother. In 1969 she was a replacement for Jane Alexander in ""The Great White Hope"". In 1988, she starred in a revival of ""The Night of the Iguana"" as Hannah Jelkes. In 2009, she appeared in the production of ""Mary Stuart"" as Hanna. Off-Broadway<br> Tucci began her career Off-Broadway. One of her earliest"
"Henrietta,"" a play based on a comedy by Bronson Howard, produced at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Broadway in December 1913. In 1914, she again appeared with Fairbanks in ""He Comes Up Smiling."" Collinge toured in ""A Regular Businessman,"" was the original Pollyanna Whittier in ""Pollyanna,"" and toured with ""Tillie"" in 1919. In 1932, she appeared in ""Autumn Crocus."" Her acting was acclaimed by a ""New York Times"" critic, who wrote, ""Miss Collinge plays with the soft, pliant sincerity that makes her one of the most endearing actresses."" She was a member of the original Broadway cast of ""The Little Foxes"""